Hi Listers I have a letter addressed by a gentleman to his wife, addressed as coming from 'Casa Nova' in Hobart Town, in 1832. I'm unsure if it is a sly reference to 'Casanova' or if it was an actual residence. Has anyone heard of 'Casa Nova' as a house in Hobart at the time? Thanks Malcolm

Hi Malcolm A quick glance at Trove indicates that there was a house called Casa Nova on New Town Road in 1839. The Colonial Times of Tuesday 19 February 1839, page 3, carries an advertisement requiring a reply to Mrs Garrett, Casa Nova, New Town Road. -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm Ward Sent: 18 March, 2019 10:46 AM To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-Tas] Casa Nova, Hobart Hi Listers I have a letter addressed by a gentleman to his wife, addressed as coming from 'Casa Nova' in Hobart Town, in 1832. I'm unsure if it is a sly reference to 'Casanova' or if it was an actual residence. Has anyone heard of 'Casa Nova' as a house in Hobart at the time? Thanks Malcolm _______________________________________________ AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://sites.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Hi Listers, I think "casa nova" means "new house" in Italian. Perhaps the original builders were European? Marg. On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 10:46 AM Malcolm Ward <greatbedwyn@bigpond.com> wrote: > Hi Listers > > I have a letter addressed by a gentleman to his wife, addressed as coming > from 'Casa Nova' in Hobart Town, in 1832. > > I'm unsure if it is a sly reference to 'Casanova' or if it was an actual > residence. Has anyone heard of 'Casa Nova' as a house in Hobart at the > time? > > Thanks > > Malcolm > > _______________________________________________ > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://sites.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Hello Malcolm Did some searching in Trove and this ad came up: Female Servant. WANTED by a Lady proceeding to Sydney, a respectable young woman to take charge of an infant. Apply to Mrs. Garrett, Casa Nova, New Town Road. 17th February, 1839 [7564 There is also reference in the early 1900's to a property Casa Nova in Burnie and 1950's a race horse called Casa Nova Regards Rosemary -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm Ward <greatbedwyn@bigpond.com> Sent: Monday, 18 March 2019 09:46 To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-Tas] Casa Nova, Hobart Hi Listers I have a letter addressed by a gentleman to his wife, addressed as coming from 'Casa Nova' in Hobart Town, in 1832. I'm unsure if it is a sly reference to 'Casanova' or if it was an actual residence. Has anyone heard of 'Casa Nova' as a house in Hobart at the time? Thanks Malcolm _______________________________________________ AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://sites.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community